Houston and Quad Cities get swamped more often, thanks to warming climate

As much as a foot of rain has fallen in the Houston Metro area in the past few days, inundating neighborhoods and submerging hundreds of cars and trucks.

Neighbors are using their personal boats to rescue flooded
Friendswood residents, Aug. 27, 2017, in Friendswood, Texas. 

This morning, millions of students are at home as schools remain closed and KTRK-TV reports more than 70,000 homes and businesses without power.

This week's rains is reminiscent of what happened in Hurricane Harvey in 2017. 

This will not have the incredible toll that did, but many commuters are urged to stay off the roads.

Read the story from WUAD8 by Eric Sorenson - “Houston and Quad Cities get swamped more often, thanks to warming climate.”